The Last Viking
About The Last Viking
After serving fourteen years for robbery, Anker is released from prison and reunites with his mentally ill brother Manfred, who alone knows where the stolen money is hidden but has forgotten its location, sending them on a journey to recover the loot and confront who they are.
The Last Viking is a 2025 comedy crime film directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. It runs 116 minutes and was released in October 2025.
Mads Mikkelsen takes the lead as Manfred, Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Anker, Sofie Gråbøl as Margrethe, and Søren Malling as Werner. Written by Anders Thomas Jensen. Production companies include Film i Väst, Zentropa Entertainments, and Zentropa International Sweden.
Shelv files it under mental illness, bank robbery, ambivalent, and disturbed.
The Iceman, Hobo with a Shotgun, and Peacock make useful companions to The Last Viking, all filed under cruel, jail, and psychotic. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 250 TMDB voters.